"And
the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, And
found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the
changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords,
he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and
poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables." John 2:13-15
(KJV)

The
moneychangers of Jesus' day were the equivalent of the international
bankers of our day. With the consent and approbation of the Jewish leaders,
these bankers set up shop in the Temple. Their purpose was to exchange
whatever currency the Jewish worshipper brought with him or her into
Jewish currency, which would then be used to purchase whatever sacrifice
the worshipper required. Of course, the exchange rates benefited only
the bankers and Jewish leaders (and Caesar, who collected a tax on the
exchange, of course). For everyone else, the system was nothing more
than legalized extortion.

When
Jesus saw what the bankers were doing, He was incensed. And throughout
the Gospel narratives, this is the only occasion where Jesus is recorded
as resorting to violence. He made a scourge (or whip) and drove the
bankers out of the Temple by force and destroyed their tables, along
with their records, receipts, etc.

It
is too bad that today's pastors and Christians do not share Jesus' disdain
for the current generation of moneychangers, because it is the moneychangers
who are in the process of destroying these United States of America--and
our pastors and Christians either do not see it, or, if they do see
it, do not seem to care.

It
is modern moneychangers who bully and bribe our spineless and greedy
politicians (from both parties) into passing so-called "free trade"
deals such as NAFTA, CAFTA, and the FTAA, which have all but destroyed
America's manufacturing base and have put millions of American workers
out of their jobs. It is the moneychangers who are the driving force
behind the burgeoning North American Union, which sacrifices America's
national sovereignty and independence.

Over
the weekend, Dr. Jerry Corsi reported that a new North American Army
has been created, without the approval of Congress or any mention by
the American media. In World Net Daily, Corsi reports, "In a ceremony
that received virtually no attention in the American media, the United
States and Canada signed a military agreement Feb. 14 allowing the armed
forces from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation
during a domestic civil emergency, even one that does not involve a
cross-border crisis.

"The
agreement, defined as a Civil Assistance Plan, was not submitted to
Congress for approval, nor did Congress pass any law or treaty specifically
authorizing this military agreement to combine the operations of the
armed forces of the United States and Canada in the event of a wide
range of domestic civil disturbances ranging from violent storms, to
health epidemics, to civil riots or terrorist attacks.

"In
Canada, the agreement paving the way for the militaries of the U.S.
and Canada to cross each other's borders to fight domestic emergencies
was not announced either by the Harper government or the Canadian military,
prompting sharp protest."

Corsi
further writes, "The military Civil Assistance Plan can be seen as a
further incremental step being taken toward creating a North American
armed forces available to be deployed in domestic North American emergency
situations.

"The
agreement was signed at U.S. Army North headquarters, Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, by U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of NORAD and U.S.
Northern Command, or USNORTHCOM, and by Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen.
Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command."

For
the most part, the American media is blind, mute, and dumb regarding
any of the issues relating to the merger of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
The only notable media personality to give this matter any significant
attention is CNN's Lou Dobbs. Obviously, the same moneychangers who
control Congress also largely control the mainstream media.

The
last three American Presidents, too, have been willing pawns in the
hands of the moneychangers. Remember, it was Bill Clinton and Senate
Minority Leader Bob Dole who collaborated to shove NAFTA down our throats.
It was Bush 41 who first publicly promoted a "New World Order." But
it has been George W. Bush who has done more to appease the globalist
plans of the moneychangers than any President since Woodrow Wilson.

G.W.
Bush has used the rubric of "the war on terrorism" to dismantle not
only the personal liberties of the American people (most notably with
his Gestapo-like Patriot Act), but also the constitutional principles
of national sovereignty and independence. For example, back in 2006,
G.W. Bush eviscerated one of America's most sacred doctrines protecting
liberty and independence: the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, which disallowed
U.S. military troops from being used against U.S. citizens. (Of course,
this did not stop Bill Clinton and Janet Reno from using U.S. troops
against U.S. citizens at Waco, Texas. And thanks to G.W. Bush, the crime
was permanently covered up.)

The
expunging of Posse Comitatus becomes even more jeopardous when one considers
the current merger of U.S. and Canadian military forces. Dr. Corsi explains:

"In
an exclusive interview with WND during Vigilant Shield 2008, Gen. Renuart
affirmed USNORTHCOM would deploy U.S. troops on U.S. soil should the
president declare a domestic emergency in which the Department of Defense
ordered USNORTHCOM involvement.

"In
May 2007, WND reported President Bush, on his own authority, signed
National Security Presidential Directive 51, also known as Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 20, authorizing the president to declare
a national emergency and take over all functions of federal, state,
local, territorial and tribal governments, without necessarily obtaining
the approval of Congress to do so."

Are
readers getting this? George W. Bush, on his own signature, with no
approval from Congress and no input from the American people, has seized
unlimited power for the Presidency; he has dismantled the constitutional
protections of the American people; he has ignored the courts; he has
begun creating the merger of the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, including
the merger of the U.S. and Canadian militaries; and he has refused to
enforce U.S. immigration laws, thus facilitating a borderless North
America. And all of this has been done at the behest of David Rockefeller
and his cabal of moneychangers at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

When
Jesus saw the moneychangers in the Temple, He drove them off with violence.
Yet, today's pastors and Christians cannot even seem to see what these
same moneychangers are doing to America. They support candidates simply
because they have an "R" behind their names, vainly imagining that these
candidates are somehow better than the ones with a "D" behind their
names. The truth is, however, John McCain and Mike Huckabee are as beholden
to the moneychangers as are Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Why can't
Christians see this? Why are they so blind?

The
one man who made it through the Republican Presidential primaries who
was not only not beholden to the moneychangers, but who was vehemently
opposed to them, was Congressman Ron Paul. But most pastors and leaders
of the Religious Right, not seeing or understanding the evil being done
by the moneychangers, not only did not support Ron Paul, but they actively
supported (and continue to support) the moneychangers' puppet candidates.

I'm
sure if Jesus had taken time to sit down and dialogue with those First
Century moneychangers, they could have come up with very nice, flowery
speeches as to how they were doing the Jewish people a service; how
they were patriotic Romans and/or pious Hebrews. But Jesus did not need
to dialogue with them: He knew what they were. And He knew what He needed
to do; and He did it.

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What
Jesus did is exactly what every pastor, Christian, conservative, and
every other real American should do: rise up against these moneychangers
and drive them out of power! But we cannot accomplish this until we
see them for what they really are: power-mad extortionists who seek
to enrich themselves at the expense of America's freedom and independence.
Do you think our fellow pastors and Christians will ever see it?

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Chuck Baldwin is Founder-Pastor
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